NEW: #Taliban takes issue with latest @DeptofDefense report on #Afghanistan, assertion that #alQaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) " routinely supports & works with low-level Taliban members in its efforts to undermine the Afghan Government..."
https://twitter.com/Zabehulah_M33/status/1278687902705344516?s=20
"We strongly reject this report, calling it propaganda and inaccurate" per #Taliban spokesman @Zabehulah_M33 (via translation) on alleged support for #AQIS
"The Islamic Emirate does not support any foreign organization anywhere, including the Indian subcontinent"
"The Islamic Emirate does not support any foreign organization anywhere, including the Indian subcontinent"
#Taliban "does not interfere in the affairs of other countries in accordance with its policy, so it does not want to help anyone outside the borders of Afghanistan" @Zabehulah_M33 says of #alQaida in the #India|n Subcontinent, calling timing of the report "unfortunate"
Per @DeptofDefense, #AQIS "maintains an enduring interest in attacking U.S. forces and Western targets in the region"
"Additionally, #AQIS assists local #Taliban in some attacks, according to #alQaida statements" the report said
"Additionally, #AQIS assists local #Taliban in some attacks, according to #alQaida statements" the report said
Key US officials have long been wary of #Taliban promises to distance itself from and combat #alQaida, including @CENTCOM Commander Gen Kenneth McKenzie, testifying before the #HASC in March
https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1237402819650629633?s=20
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